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Purple-headed Mallard
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Purple-headed Mallard

I got several shots of these birds and no matter what angle, most of the head was purple with a streak of green.
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Habitat
River
Location
Massachusetts
Date taken
05/26/2008
Equipment used
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
graymall
I had never seen one before, but I have heard that a Purple-head is not as uncommon as one might think. Some sort of a hybrid, I suppose.
 

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Albinos and other odd birds
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